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Protocol for direct counterfactual quantum communication

Quantum Physics 2013-04-25 v5

Abstract

It has long been assumed in physics that for information to travel between two parties in empty space, "Alice" and "Bob", physical particles have to travel between them. Here, using the "chained" quantum Zeno effect, we show how, in the ideal asymptotic limit, information can be transferred between Alice and Bob without any physical particles traveling between them.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1206.2042,
  title  = {Protocol for direct counterfactual quantum communication},
  author = {Hatim Salih and Zheng-Hong Li and M. Al-Amri and M. Suhail Zubairy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.2042},
  year   = {2013}
}
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